The Center for Environmental Farming Systems is a partnership of North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Grower-Buyer Event This event brings everyone together to match up local food growers and local food buyers! Potential buyers meet and talk with prospective farmers and processors to create potential sales relationships. Growers at each table have 8-10 minutes to share product lists, photos of their farm, and samples with buyers. Buyers have the opportunity […]
Join us for a wonderful, informative, and in-person visit to the Small Farm Unit in Goldsboro, NC! What: Small Farm Unit Demonstration Day When: Wednesday, July 13th, 8:00am – 2:00pm (lunch provided) Where: Small Farm Unit, 201 Stevens Mill Rd., Goldsboro, NC 27530 Registration: Required. Register below or HERE. Agenda: Click here to download the [...]
Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 1 Implicit Bias How do you define power and privilege? How do our biases contribute to systemic harm? How do we raise critical consciousness around racial biases of other educators and members of our community? REGISTER HERE Note: If you are interested in the other Racial Equity [...]
This event will showcase small scale no-till vegetable production and discuss the benefits of no-till production for soil health. Participants will get the opportunity to tour the Agroecology Farm no-till cropping production system and the equipment that we use. [raw] [/raw] Date and time Tue, July 26, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Location [...]
Join us for a short-film screening highlighting the experience of three North Carolina farms adopting climate-resilient agriculture practices. You will experience an engaging session with the three farmers and their extension agents. You can expect to come away with a better understanding of climate-resilient practices and the financial impacts they have on North Carolina farms. [...]